Simon throws 1-hitter, Tigers beat Rangers 4-0

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo (49) pitches in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.

After Justin Verlander’s latest tough loss, he had more on his mind than the game.

Martinez is 9 for 17 with three doubles off Lewis, who hopes to get some support from a lineup that finished with one hit for the third time this season. He had some early trouble getting hitters out despite getting ahead in the count, but settled in as the game progressed. In an attempt to pick off DeShields, Verlander threw it away for a two-base error allowing DeShields to reach third.

For his efforts, Verlander struck out eight batters but suffered the fate of a silent Tigers offense once again.

Gallardo (10-9) has come up big this month after a hitting a three-start lull exiting the All-Star break.

Wolf had problems the second time through the Texas lineup, allowing five straight singles in the third inning.

“If today doesn’t get nets up, what is it going to take?” No fans were injured this time around, though that wasn’t the case in the bottom of the previous frame.

Friday night in Detroit, a woman was hit by a line drive foul ball after Anthony Gose sent a ball screaming behind the dugout.

The starter struck out Marwin Gonzalez and Carlos Correa in that frame, a foreboding sign of things to come. After lengthy attention from three paramedics, she was taken out of the stadium on a stretcher, wearing a neck brace, but appeared to be conscious and speaking. “Obviously you don’t want to give up the run, give us a chance”. Miguel Cabrera has six hits in 20 at bats.

The Tigers are 3.5 games behind the Los Angeles Angels for the final postseason spot, with 42 games remaining. Texas left just two runners in scoring position. “But we’ve still got a lot of chipping to do”.

Texas, meanwhile, fell four games behind the Houston Astros in the chase for the American League West Division crown.

Gose said there should be protective netting extending to the end of each dugout. Xander Bogarts added two singles, while Jackie Bradley belted a triple and Ryan Hanigan drove in two runs. He’s been given the win in just one of those starts. In only his seventh start since returning from Tommy John surgery, you don’t expect Perez to have complete control of his pitches but working with what he does has is what’s been impressive.

After Elvis Andrus singled with one out, Rougned Odor hit a hard grounder to first that looked like it would be an inning-ending 3-6-3 double play.